Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 78383-78384 [2023-25212]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, oral tradition, and expert opinion in the form of Native American traditional knowledge. Dated: November 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–25209 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P In 1967, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis purchased a sacred object pipestem from the Museum of the American Indian in New York City. The item came from the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska, and it dates to the period 1860–1880. The sacred object is a carved wooden pipestem displaying a twisted design. Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Cultural Affiliation Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Sutter County Museum has determined that: • The 72 cultural items described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a • The 43 cultural items described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. National Park Service The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical, historical, and expert opinion. Requests for Repatriation ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. 78383 Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 15, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Sutter County Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Sutter County Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Nov 14, 2023 Jkt 262001 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036928; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Nebraska. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after December 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Jennifer Noffze, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208, telephone (317) 334–3722, email jenn@childrensmuseum.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. SUMMARY: Description In 1967, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis acquired a sacred object through a trade with the Museum of the American Indian in New York City. The item came from the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska, and it dates to circa 1880. The sacred object is a medicine pouch made of animal hide and decorated with multicolored beads in a diamond zigzag pattern on a white background. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has determined that: • The two cultural items described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 15, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is responsible for sending a copy of this E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 78384 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. near Yellowstone Park, it belonged to Chief Washakie, and it dates to 1883. The object of cultural patrimony is a feathered headdress comprised of dyed horsehair, ermine tails, human hair, 10 brass bells, and a red wool tail lined with white cotton. Dated: November 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Cultural Affiliation [FR Doc. 2023–25212 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036929; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from Wyoming. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after December 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Jennifer Noffze, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208, telephone (317) 334–3722, email jenn@childrensmuseum.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description In 1946, William Carter donated an object of cultural patrimony to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. According to the accession file, the item came from the Shoshone Reservation, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Nov 14, 2023 Jkt 262001 The cultural item in this notice is connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical, historical, and expert opinion. Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has determined that: • The one cultural item described above has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 15, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Dated: November 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–25214 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036924; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: Determinations PO 00000 Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Sfmt 4703 ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Kansas has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Dixie County, FL. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after December 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Program Manager, The University of Kansas, Office of Audit, Risk & Compliance, 1450 Jayhawk Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, telephone (406) 850–2220, email t-torma@ku.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the University of Kansas. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the University of Kansas. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Dixie County, FL. At an unspecified date in the 1970s or 1980s, a private collector of paleontological resources donated his collection of Hemingfordian period faunal remains to E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036928; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Children's 
Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition 
of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural 
items were removed from Nebraska.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after December 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Noffze, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 
N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208, telephone (317) 334-3722, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of The 
Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by 
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.

Description

    In 1967, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis acquired a sacred 
object through a trade with the Museum of the American Indian in New 
York City. The item came from the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska, and it 
dates to circa 1880. The sacred object is a medicine pouch made of 
animal hide and decorated with multicolored beads in a diamond zigzag 
pattern on a white background.
    In 1967, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis purchased a sacred 
object pipestem from the Museum of the American Indian in New York 
City. The item came from the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska, and it dates 
to the period 1860-1880. The sacred object is a carved wooden pipestem 
displaying a twisted design.

Cultural Affiliation

    The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more 
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a 
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier 
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were 
used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical, historical, 
and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has determined 
that:
     The two cultural items described above are specific 
ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious 
leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by 
their present-day adherents.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Winnebago Tribe 
of Nebraska.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal 
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the 
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally 
affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
    Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor 
may occur on or after December 15, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The Children's Museum of 
Indianapolis is responsible for sending a copy of this

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notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: November 8, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-25212 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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